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Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)
Three months of command-line practice for a command-line exam
A three-month classroom course that follows the five domains of the Linux Foundation's LFCS exam: essential commands, operations deployment, users and groups, networking and storage. The exam is two hours of tasks on a live Linux system, so the course is taught at the terminal. The exam fee is not included.
8Modules
IntermediateLevel
3 monthsDuration
COURSE THUMBNAIL
What you will be able to do
Administer services, packages and scheduled jobs
Configure networking, firewalls and SSH
Manage storage with LVM and filesystems
Sit the LFCS exam with all five domains practised
Course outline
01
Essential commands: Git basics, services, performance, disk space and SSL certificates (20%)
02
Operations deployment: kernel parameters, processes, scheduling and packages (25%)
03
Operations deployment: recovery, virtual machines, containers and SELinux
04
Users and groups: accounts, profiles, limits, ACLs and LDAP (10%)
05
Networking: addressing, name resolution, time sync, OpenSSH and troubleshooting (25%)
06
Networking: packet filtering, NAT, routing, bonding and reverse proxies
07
Storage: LVM, filesystems, remote filesystems, swap and automounters (20%)
08
Timed practice on a live system
Tools you will use
LinuxBashsystemdLVMOpenSSH
What you need
Basic Linux command line